The Checklist Manifesto How to Get Things Right
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Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how, which we willingly place in the hands of the most highly skilled people. But avoidable failures are common, and the reason is simple: the volume and complexity of our knowledge has exceeded our ability to consistently deliver it - correctly, safely or efficiently. In this groundbreaking book, Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument for the checklist, which he believes to be the most promising method available in surmounting failure. Whether you're following a recipe, investing millions of dollars in a company or building a skyscraper, the checklist is an essential tool in virtually every area of our lives, and Gawande explains how breaking down complex, high pressure tasks into small steps can radically improve everything from airline safety to heart surgery survival rates. Fascinating and enlightening, The Checklist Manifesto shows how the simplest of ideas could transform how we operate in almost any field.
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productivity books written by surgeons > productivity books written by techbros
I ordered this for my Kindle assuming it was some kind of ‘self-help' organisational tool that would turn me into a productivity wizard. The fact I was totally wrong was in no way a disappointment. I found this a riveting read. Gawande writes with real vigour, mixing anecdote with cold hard statistical fact and marshalling what becomes an incredibly strong and urgent argument. It's astounding that something as simple as a checklist has the power to increase surgical (and no doubt standard procedural) outcomes with very little cost, and bewildering that such an evidence-driven industry such as medicine would be resistant to something which promises great improvements with very little cost. This should be required reading for all NHS managers.
